The commander of the Nahshon battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Nir Bar-On was lightly injured during a joint operation of the IDF and the ISA last night in Tul Karm. Morad El Basa, a member of the Tanzim terror organization fired at the military forces during the operation. Lieutenant Colonel Bar-On was lightly injured but continued to fire at the source of gunfire, charged at the wanted man and killed him.

“During searches of the house of the wanted man, I checked one of the doors. When the gunman fired at me I returned fire at the source of fire; we later tossed a grenade into the house,” said Lieutenant Colonel Bar-On after the operation. “The incident happened very quickly, and following it we found the armed gunman dead.” The battalion commander received on-site initial medical care, and was evacuated to the ‘Meir’ hospital in Kefar Saba. Lieutenant Colonel Bar-On was released from hospital and returned to his previous deployment. Additionally, IDF forces arrested six wanted operatives.